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Living in Manokotak, AK: what to set up and who to call

An EPA health-based violation from 2026 is still open for Manokotak Water System, and its latest lead result (6.1 ppb) was higher than 93% of similar systems’, though under the 15 ppb action level. Manokotak runs its own electric utility, Manokotak Power Company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Manokotak, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Manokotak.

Electricity

Power comes from Manokotak Power Company

Manokotak Power Company (Manokotak Power Company), a municipal utility, serves 73.6% of Manokotak residents.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Manokotak Water System

Manokotak Water System supplies Manokotak: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 7% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 293 people in all.

5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×4, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), the latest beginning Jun 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), per EPA’s records.

Lead, 90th percentile6.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 6.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 93% of similar systems’ latest results.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. AK2260090.

Internet

Which providers serve Manokotak

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Manokotak, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Manokotak’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Manokotak.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Manokotak or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Manokotak kids go to
PK–12Manokotak SchoolSouthwest Region School District

Manokotak is in Southwest Region School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Manokotak is in ZIP code 99628

ZIP codes where Manokotak residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of ManokotakZIP’s residents in Manokotak
99628Manokotak, AK100%100%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Manokotak

Who supplies Manokotak’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Manokotak Water System (EPA ID AK2260090). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule) ×4, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.1 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Manokotak?

Manokotak Power Company (Manokotak Power Company), a municipal utility.

What ZIP codes are in Manokotak?

99628. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Manokotak in?

Southwest Region School District.

How do I register to vote in Manokotak?

In Alaska you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Absentee and Petition Office. Check your registration at myvoterportal.alaska.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet (FCC): pending.